Former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s UK rally at the weekend brought an embarrassing supporter turnout after the MDC party allowed the appointment of a Mugabe agent as Tsvangirai’s public affairs and press officer three weeks before.

Makusha Mugabe, a former ZANU PF agent working in its media echelons, reportedly self appointed himself amid his own claims that Mr Tsvangirai had given him the influential post, at a time when members queried with Mr Tsvangirai how he is working to address infiltration by fake members.
Tsvangirai as  a result attracted a paltry 97 supporters to his rally becoming outnumbered by insignificant functions conducted by his own juniors who include Bulawayo South MP Thabitha Khumalo who has before gathered double what the MDC leader achieved at branch level. Empty chairs and open spaces were a prominent feature at the poorly attended Birmingham (entire UK & Ireland) rally supporters attended without charge. However at Thabitha Khumalo’s recent Oxford meeting in November, more than 200 people converged to the Oxford city small function which yet drew at least 170 people who further paid a £10 fee.
Mugabe was also visibly drunk throwing a pungent smell of alcohol during the function.

A senior official sitting close to Tsvangirai who declined being named told ZimEye Makusha Mugabe had however “self proclaimed himself Tsvangirai’s personal press officer” and had not been appointed by anyone at all.
“I can confirm to you that Makusha Mugabe was not appointed at all by the President,” the official said.
More reports to follow…